René Salomon Olembé-Olembé (born 8 December 1980 in
YaoundéYaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon and second largest city in the country after Douala. It lies in the centre of the nation at about 750 metres above sea level.-History:...
) is a
CameroonThe Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of...
ian
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
player.
Olembé played for
CameroonThe Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side; Cameroon has qualified for the FIFA World Cup five times - in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002 - more than any other African nation...
at the 1998 World Cup, as well as the
2004 African Cup of NationsThe 2004 African Cup of Nations was the 24th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 2002, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four...
. He had been with Marseille since 2002, but spent some time on loan with
Leeds UnitedLeeds United Association Football Club , commonly referred to as simply Leeds United, or informally Leeds, are an English professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire...
in the
2003-2004 seasonThe 2003–04 FA Premier League season was mainly contended between Arsenal, Chelsea and to some extent, Manchester United. In the end, Arsenal went through the season without a single defeat and were crowned champions once more, at the expense of Chelsea, who had spent heavily throughout the...
.Olembé spent Summer 2007 on trial at
Derby CountyDerby County Football Club is a professional football club based in Derby, England, currently playing in the Football League Championship. The club is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only eleven clubs to have competed in...
, where he scored in a friendly match against
Burton AlbionBurton Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The team currently play in the Football League Two, after securing promotion from the Conference as Champions in the 2008-09 season.-History:...
. However, he was not offered a contract by Derby, and on September 4, he was snapped up by
Chris HutchingsChristopher "Chris" Hutchings is an English former footballer and manager of Walsall. He played for a number of clubs including Chelsea and played more than 100 games for Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town...
at
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. They compete in the Premier League, in which they have been playing since their promotion from the Football League in 2005...
.
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René Salomon Olembé-Olembé (born 8 December 1980 in
YaoundéYaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon and second largest city in the country after Douala. It lies in the centre of the nation at about 750 metres above sea level.-History:...
) is a
CameroonThe Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of...
ian
footballAssociation football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball...
player.
Olembé played for
CameroonThe Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side; Cameroon has qualified for the FIFA World Cup five times - in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002 - more than any other African nation...
at the 1998 World Cup, as well as the
2004 African Cup of NationsThe 2004 African Cup of Nations was the 24th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 2002, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four...
. He had been with Marseille since 2002, but spent some time on loan with
Leeds UnitedLeeds United Association Football Club , commonly referred to as simply Leeds United, or informally Leeds, are an English professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire...
in the
2003-2004 seasonThe 2003–04 FA Premier League season was mainly contended between Arsenal, Chelsea and to some extent, Manchester United. In the end, Arsenal went through the season without a single defeat and were crowned champions once more, at the expense of Chelsea, who had spent heavily throughout the...
.Olembé spent Summer 2007 on trial at
Derby CountyDerby County Football Club is a professional football club based in Derby, England, currently playing in the Football League Championship. The club is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only eleven clubs to have competed in...
, where he scored in a friendly match against
Burton AlbionBurton Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The team currently play in the Football League Two, after securing promotion from the Conference as Champions in the 2008-09 season.-History:...
. However, he was not offered a contract by Derby, and on September 4, he was snapped up by
Chris HutchingsChristopher "Chris" Hutchings is an English former footballer and manager of Walsall. He played for a number of clubs including Chelsea and played more than 100 games for Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town...
at
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. They compete in the Premier League, in which they have been playing since their promotion from the Football League in 2005...
. He was seen as an ideal replacement for the recently departed
Leighton BainesLeighton John Baines is an English footballer, who plays left-back for Everton in the English Premier League. He won 16 caps for the England Under-21 team...
, signing initially on a one-year contract. In
April 2008April 2008 was the fourth month of the leap year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 30 days on a Wednesday.-International holidays and other major events:* April 1 - April Fools' Day...
, Salomon Olembe transferred to
TurkishTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey
, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe...
club
KayserisporKayserispor, is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri. Founded in 1966, they are currently playing in the Turkish Super League. This team's previous name was Kayseri Erciyesspor before switching names with another club on July 9, 2004.- Early years :...
for next season 2008-2009. In July 2009, he is thought to be likely to be hired by
SerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country located in both Central and Southeastern Europe. Its territory covers the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and central part of the Balkans...
n club
FK VojvodinaFK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, in the autonomous region of Vojvodina, Serbia, which it represents. The club currently competes in the Serbian Superliga. FK Vojvodina is the oldest football club in Serbia's elite league.- History :The club was founded in 1914...
.
Kayserispor
In
April 2008April 2008 was the fourth month of the leap year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 30 days on a Wednesday.-International holidays and other major events:* April 1 - April Fools' Day...
, Salomon Olembe transferred to
TurkishTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey
, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe...
club
KayserisporKayserispor, is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri. Founded in 1966, they are currently playing in the Turkish Super League. This team's previous name was Kayseri Erciyesspor before switching names with another club on July 9, 2004.- Early years :...
for next season 2008-2009.